
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 53 | 58 | 80 | 151 | 312 | 570 | 715 | 714 | 524 | 468 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.63m | 11:40AM1.62m | 11:54PM1.59m | 12:26PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.24m | 5:19AM0.19m | 5:38PM0.32m | 5:59AM0.27m | 6:25PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 570 | 715 | 714 | 524 | 468 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | NW 4 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 53 | 58 | 80 | 151 | 312 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 149 | 127 | 127 | 161 | 140 | 188 | 189 | 161 | 132 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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